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Judge dismisses antisemitism lawsuit against MIT, allows one against Harvard to move ahead

A federal lawsuit accusing Massachusetts Institute of Technology of tolerating antisemitism after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel has been dismissed while a similar one against Harvard University can continue

The Independent UK

"MIT No Longer Requiring Diversity Statements from Prospective Faculty"

The Hill (Lexi Lonas) reports: [MIT] announced Monday it no longer will require diversity statements from prospective faculty. The school said the decision was directed by President Sally Kornbluth "with the support of the Provost, Chancellor, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, and all six academic deans." "My goals are…

Reason

Lawmakers grill the presidents of Harvard, MIT and Penn over antisemitism on campus

Three university presidents defended their responses to rising antisemitism in a House committee hearing Tuesday. Many have faced scrutiny as they struggle to balance free speech with student safety.

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US: New sensor can detect early signs of cancer, reveals a study

Engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a new sensor that could detect early diagnosis of cancer with a simple urine test. Read further on Dynamite News:

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DSCC Vice Chair Alex Padilla on the 2024 election, immigration and the worst rule in baseball

WASHINGTON — Politicians come in all colors of charismatic, from red-faced rabble rousers to silver-tongued orators, and Alex Padilla’s hue is the faded blue of some everyday jeans. Sure, he’s California’s first Latino senator, a rising star in the Democratic Party and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate who’s the…

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Rewiring Australia founder Saul Griffith is a man on a mission to electrify the nation, one suburb at a time

His bold ideas caught the eye of the US president. Now inventor Saul Griffith is sparking an energy revolution in Australia, with a goal to create the first all-electric community where households could save $3,000 a year on their energy bills.

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Legal & General's Sir Nigel Wilson: "We need more people to step up and invest in the UK"

The business leader was speaking on a visit to his native North East

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US scientists set to announce fusion energy breakthrough

Scientists Tuesday are expected to announce a major advance in the long-running quest to harness fusion, the energy that powers the sun and stars

The Independent UK

Officials to announce long-awaited fusion energy advance

Scientists Tuesday are expected to announce a major advance in the long-running quest to harness fusion, the energy that powers the sun and stars

The Independent UK

Fortune 500 company founder signs up to become an AI bot - but only after he dies

The chief executive, in his 80s, is one of 25 people whose personalities will be recreated by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in a trial project

Daily Mirror

Concern about Discrimination against "Asian Americans" in University Admissions–in 1987!

Do Colleges Set Asian Quotas? Newsweek, February 9, 1987. With a mix of awe and animosity, students in the Boston area joke that MIT stands for Made in Taiwan. Like many of the nation's most competitive schools, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has experienced huge increases in Asian-American enrollments. Across…

Reason

Saudi Arabia Advances 10 Places in Green Future Index 2022

Environmental initiatives and programs, including the Green Saudi Arabia and the Green Middle East initiatives, as well as the carbon circular economy and energy transformations, have contributed to advancing Saudi Arabia’s ranking in the Green Future Index for 2022. Issued by the MIT Technology Review of the Massachusetts Institute of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cell biologist from Duke named new president of MIT

A cell biologist who has spent the past eight years as provost at Duke University has been named president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Independent UK

Delta works with MIT to study impact of airplane contrails on climate

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines said Thursday it will work with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on a study examining the environmental impact of airplane contrails.

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Expectant Moms May Soon See Babies In The Womb Via Smartphone

Moms-to-be could soon be watching babies grow in the womb on a smartphone.

Daily Mirror

Alien life may exist on Venus as planet could be 'habitable', says report

A new study from Massachusetts Institute of Technology has found that ammonia in the clouds of Venus could neutralise the sulphuric acid and make the planet "more habitable"

Benzinga

Peloton Taps Ex-Amazon Executive Liz Coddington As CFO

Peloton Interactive Inc (NASDAQ:PTON) has appointed Liz Coddington as the company's Chief Financial Officer, effective June 13, 2022. She succeeds Jill Woodworth, who has decided to step down as Peloton's Chief Financial Officer after serving the company since 2018. Woodworth will serve as a consultant for Peloton on an interim basis, aiding the…

The Conversation

How Robert Langer, a pioneer in delivering mRNA into the body, failed repeatedly but kept going: 'They said I should give up, but I don't like to give up'

The mRNA vaccines developed against COVID-19 owe a lot to the work of Robert Langer, a pioneer in the delivery of mRNA. Langer, who is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology David H. Koch Institute Professor and director of the Langer Lab, helped lay the foundation for the underlying delivery mechanism…

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Good Vibrations: IVF Girls Touching Reunion With Singer Who Crooned To Her In Petri Dish

Dr Marisa Lopez-Teijon told Zenger News : "Zoe was an embryo when Antonio sang for her and the other embryos in our lab".

Benzinga

MIT Names Ethereum PoS 'Top Technological Breakthrough' In 2022

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has named Ethereum’s (CRYPTO: ETH) upcoming transition to a proof-of-stake blockchain to its list of top technological breakthroughs for 2022.

The Hindu

Raman Research Institute refutes 2018 claim of discovery of cosmic dawn signal

The excitement over 2018 claims of discovery of light from the universe’s first stars (cosmic dawn) seems to have hit a roadblock in Bengaluru. City-based Raman Research Institute on Monday claimed their experiments have refuted claims by Arizona State University (ASU) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that they discovered…

The Hindu

From the Archives (February 28, 1972): Current growth rate may lead to world-wide disaster

Washington, Feb. 27: A new international study warns that the human race faces disaster within the next 100 years, unless it collectively brakes current rate of growth. The study calls for urgent efforts to create a new, powerkeyed "world of non-growth" "that would ensure that human society can survive indefinitely…

The Independent UK

MIT severs ties with Russian school after Ukraine invasion

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is severing ties with a research university it helped establish in Russia, citing the country’s “unacceptable” invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

WTO leader Okonjo-Iweala chosen to address MIT grads

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization, has been named the keynote speaker at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s commencement

Asharq Al-Awsat

Plant-Derived Composite Stronger than Bones Could be Used in Dental Implants

A research team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced it has engineered a composite made mostly from cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) mixed with a bit of synthetic polymer. The researchers found the cellulose-based composite is stronger and tougher than some types of bone. In a study published Feb.13 in the…

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